Sergio Castañeda

736 total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 320 citations indexed

About

Sergio Castañeda is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Castañeda has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 320 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 9 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Sergio Castañeda's work include SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (13 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (7 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (6 papers). Sergio Castañeda is often cited by papers focused on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (13 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (7 papers) and Trypanosoma species research and implications (6 papers). Sergio Castañeda collaborates with scholars based in Colombia, United States and Venezuela. Sergio Castañeda's co-authors include Juan David Ramírez, Marina Muñoz, Nathalia Ballesteros, Alberto Paniz‐Mondolfi, Luz Helena Patiño, Nicolás Luna, Angie Ramírez, D. Katterine Bonilla‐Aldana, Raúl Y. Tito and Carolina Flórez and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology and PLoS neglected tropical diseases.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Castañeda

34 papers receiving 312 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Phylogenomic analysis of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) 2022 outbreak: Emergence of a novel viral lineage?

2022 131 citations Nicolás Luna, Angie Ramírez et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sergio Castañeda Colombia	9	142	131	128	122	50	36	320
Georgina Papadakis Australia	11	127 0.9×	227 1.7×	128 1.0×	348 2.9×	11 0.2×	16	499
M. Shannon Keckler United States	14	219 1.5×	71 0.5×	244 1.9×	240 2.0×	30 0.6×	17	417
Jonny Yokosawa Brazil	11	111 0.8×	129 1.0×	29 0.2×	97 0.8×	90 1.8×	23	344
Martina Gerhardt Germany	7	100 0.7×	234 1.8×	127 1.0×	153 1.3×	30 0.6×	7	426
Saskia Weber Germany	10	117 0.8×	177 1.4×	105 0.8×	150 1.2×	6 0.1×	22	392
Leah Gillespie Australia	8	84 0.6×	271 2.1×	76 0.6×	136 1.1×	18 0.4×	11	516
А. Б. Рыжиков Russia	11	65 0.5×	222 1.7×	24 0.2×	224 1.8×	40 0.8×	52	386
Timothy Song United States	6	93 0.7×	119 0.9×	15 0.1×	148 1.2×	6 0.1×	11	304
Lan Anh Nguyen Thi Vietnam	8	43 0.3×	66 0.5×	37 0.3×	120 1.0×	42 0.8×	15	284
Lisa Kohnle United Kingdom	9	15 0.1×	105 0.8×	60 0.5×	165 1.4×	11 0.2×	19	239

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Castañeda

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20 of 20 papers shown

Castañeda, Sergio, et al.. (2025). Impact of Blastocystis carriage and colonization intensity on gut microbiota composition in a non-westernized rural population from Colombia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 19(5). e0013111–e0013111. 3 indexed citations

Cruz‐Saavedra, Lissa, Angie Ramírez, Sergio Castañeda, et al.. (2025). Characterizing the diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (s.l) virome in Colombia. Acta Tropica. 268. 107715–107715.

Herrera, Giovanny, Sergio Castañeda, Juan E. Pérez‐Jaramillo, et al.. (2024). Metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) suggest an acetate-driven protective role in gut microbiota disrupted by Clostridioides difficile. Microbiological Research. 285. 127739–127739. 3 indexed citations

Patiño, Luz Helena, et al.. (2024). Validation of real-time PCR assays for detecting Plasmodium and Babesia DNA species in blood samples. Acta Tropica. 258. 107350–107350. 1 indexed citations

Castañeda, Sergio, Cristina Poveda, Yifan Wu, et al.. (2024). Microbiota dynamics during Ascaris suum larval migration: Implications for host microbial communities in a murine model. Microbial Pathogenesis. 198. 107122–107122. 1 indexed citations

Castañeda, Sergio, et al.. (2024). Molecular detection of intestinal parasites in a rural community of Colombia: A one health approach to explore potential environmental–zoonotic transmission. Zoonoses and Public Health. 71(6). 723–735. 1 indexed citations

Castañeda, Sergio, et al.. (2024). Exploring viral diversity and metagenomics in livestock: insights into disease emergence and spillover risks in cattle. Veterinary Research Communications. 48(4). 2029–2049. 3 indexed citations

Patiño, Luz Helena, Nathalia Ballesteros, Marina Muñoz, et al.. (2024). Global and genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Heliyon. 10(5). e27452–e27452. 1 indexed citations

Ballesteros, Nathalia, et al.. (2023). The first report of Dirofilaria repens infection in dogs from Colombia. Parasitology Research. 122(10). 2445–2450. 7 indexed citations

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Martinez, David R., Carolina Hernández, Nathalia Ballesteros, et al.. (2023). Description of pathogenic bacteria in patients with respiratory symptoms associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Colombia. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials. 22(1). 56–56. 4 indexed citations

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Castañeda, Sergio, Milena Camargo, Marcela Gómez, et al.. (2023). High prevalence of Enterovirus E, Bovine Kobuvirus, and Astrovirus revealed by viral metagenomics in fecal samples from cattle in Central Colombia. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 117. 105543–105543. 3 indexed citations

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Castañeda, Sergio, et al.. (2023). Diet-induced changes in fecal microbiota composition and diversity in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): A comparative study of BARF-type and commercial diets. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 98. 102007–102007. 10 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Angie, Nicolás Luna, Luz Helena Patiño, et al.. (2022). Impact of SARS‐CoV‐2 Mu variant on vaccine effectiveness: A comparative genomics study at the peak of the third wave in Bogota, Colombia. Journal of Medical Virology. 94(8). 3988–3991. 2 indexed citations

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Hernández, Carolina, Omar Cantillo‐Barraza, Marina Muñoz, et al.. (2022). Estimating the genetic structure of Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and the transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi in Boyacá, eastern Colombia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(7). e0010534–e0010534. 9 indexed citations

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Castañeda, Sergio, et al.. (2022). Intra-species diversity of Clostridium perfringens: A diverse genetic repertoire reveals its pathogenic potential. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 952081–952081. 13 indexed citations

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Castañeda, Sergio, Alberto Paniz‐Mondolfi, & Juan David Ramírez. (2022). Detangling the Crosstalk Between Ascaris, Trichuris and Gut Microbiota: What´s Next?. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 12. 852900–852900. 7 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Juan David, Lissa Cruz‐Saavedra, Carolina Hernández, et al.. (2022). Pan-stage real-time PCR for quantitation of Trypanosoma cruzi parasitic loads in blood samples. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 122. 310–312. 2 indexed citations

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Muñoz, Marina, Nathalia Ballesteros, Sergio Castañeda, et al.. (2022). Human-to-dog transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Colombia. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 7880–7880. 11 indexed citations

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Ramírez, Juan David, Nathalia Ballesteros, Marina Muñoz, et al.. (2022). First report and genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in a cat (Felis catus) in Colombia. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 117. e210375–e210375. 1 indexed citations

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Castañeda, Sergio, Luz Helena Patiño, Marina Muñoz, et al.. (2021). Evolution and Epidemic Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Colombia: A Year into the Pandemic. Vaccines. 9(8). 837–837. 8 indexed citations

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